Stock-watering tank.



T. B. WELLER.

STOCK WATERING TANK.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.2, 1911.

1,073,1 95. Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH 130., WASHINGTON, D. C.

To all whom-it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT caries.

:rI-IoMAs BUBNACE WELLER, or vinrT-A, exterior/1A.

ST-OCK-WHTERI'NG imaios.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pgmtgpflygdifigpt, 145, was;

' Application filedflcrtoher 2,1911. Serial No. 652,399. 7

Be it known that I, Tnsonas B. lVnLLn-n, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vinita, in the county of Craig .and State of Oklahoma, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-"Watering llan-ks,of which the followin is a full, clear, and exact description, such aswill en- ;abl-e others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same.

I The invention relates to watering tanks "automatically fed to atrough, from which the. stock may drink. a

It essential that watering tanks not only 7 automatically fill thedrinking trough, but

some means must be provided whereby the tank may be easily and readilyfilled, also means for heating the water to prevent freezing is verydesirable.

The present invention seeks to provide a simple and efiicient automaticwatering tank with a reservoir above the storage chamber, wherein thewater may be placed and fed into the storage chamber, through aconveniently located and easily operated valve, automatically closingcommunication from the storage chamber to the watering trough whencommunication from the reservoir to the storage chamber is established.

A further object of the invention is to provide a burnerand fuel supplytank, with a connecting pipe protected from dislocat'ion by the stock,by passing it through the k storage chamber from the burner to the fueltank, for the purpose of heating the water to prevent freezing.

lVith these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the features of construction, combinations andarrangements of parts as hereinafter set forth, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the claimsappended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical cross section on line Z)?) ofFig. 2, illustrating a stock watering tank, to which the improvementsare applied. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section in plan view on line aa ofFig. 1.

To the shell 1 is secured heads 2 and, '3 and intermediate head 4;, thehead 3 extending laterally beyond the shell 1 and terminating in annularflange 5. The flange 5 extends upward above the top of holes 6,

and downward below the head 3. Within (the shell 1, above the head 2 isformed .a

reservoir, in which the water is placed to be fed into the storagechamber, which is formed within the shell 1 between the heads 2 and 4c.Theshell 1 is mounted with .a cover 18 toprevent the stock frominterfering with the parts that project above head 2.

A valve is formed of stem portion 7 and head portions 8 and :9, to whichis secured in any convenient manner collar 10 vfor the purpose oflifting the valve. The end of the valve designated at 8 is closed bygravity and spring 11 which is controlled yoke 19. In this position thewater will flow through the openings 12 in head i and fill the supplychamber, which is formed by shell 1 and heads 3 and l. From the latterchamber the water will pass through the holes 6 and fill the drinkingtrough, which is formed above the head 3 between shelll and flange 5.hen the water reaches the top of holes 6 it will cease to flow, untillowered in the trough.

It is obvious from the foregoing descriptio that the storage chamber maybe filled at will, and as long as there is water in the storage chamberthe trough will be automatically filled to the top of holes 6.

The stem portion 7 and head portions 8 and 9 of the valve are formed inone piece to obviate the trouble heretofore experienced by hinged valvesandlinked connections' Hinged valves by constant opening and closingwear out of alinement and leak, thus rendering them useless. The valvehead portions 8 and 9 being rigid with the stem portion 7 are always inalinement and never fail to seat regardless of wear. Hinged valves wearthe hinge and become detached from the body of the tank, rendering theminoperative, while valve head portions rigid with the stem portion 7 as8 and 9 have nothing to be detached from. The head portions 8 and 9being in part with stem portion 7, linked connections are dischamber.When the storage chamber is filled the collar 10 is released and thevalve will close at 8 and open at 9, owing to gravity and the force ofspring 11, and in this position the Water will automatically fill thewatering trough to the top of holes 6 until the storage chamber isemptied, when it can again be filled.

The advantages of the reservoir and valve 7 8, 9 lie in the ease withwhich large heavy tanks may be filled without moving the tank, and noequipment or funnel is required for the filling.

The burner 14- is located below the head 3 and is connected through pipe15 to fuel tank 16, the burner being controlled by valve 17. The tank 16is placed above the burner land preferably within the reservoir, un-

der the protection of lid 18. The pipe 15 by preference passes throughheads 2, 3 and 4 and is contained Within the shell 1, for the purpose ofprotecting it from the live stock. Large heavy tanks are usuallyannoying in cold weather, owing to the tendency of the contents tofreeze and they are of no value When frozen, the burner is provided toprevent freezing, and a slow fire will render the drinking tank usefulWhen it would otherwise be useless.

The Watering tank is of chief importance for the watering of live stock,but may be advantageously employed for other purposes. 7

It is obvious that numerous changes in the details set forth may be'madewithout departure from the essentials of the invention.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secureby Let ters Patent, is

1. In a stock watering tank the combina tion with a vertical round shellcontaining Copies of this patent may be obtained for a reservoir astorage chamber below said holes communicating from said reservoir tosaid supply chamber, holes communicating from said storage chamber tosaid supply chamber, and a vertically operative valve normally closingcommumcation between said reservoir and said storage chamber allowingfree communication between said storage chamber and said reservolr, saidvalve closing commumcatlon between said storage chamber and said supplychamber and establlshmg commumcation between said reservoir and saidstorage chamber when vertically lifted. a I

2. In a stock Watering tank the combina;

tion of a round vertical shell containing a reservoir a storage chamberand a supplychamber, a watering trough surrounding sald shell, holescommumcatmg from saidreservoir to said storage chamber, holescommunicating from'said storage chamberto said supply chamber, holescommunicating from said supply chamber to said watering trough, and avertically operative valve nor mally closing the holes between saidreservoir and said storage chambersaid valve when vertically liftedopening the holes between said reservoir and said storage chainber andclosing the holes between said storage chamber and said supply chamber.In testimony whereof affiX my signature in the presence oftwow1tnesses.

THOMAS BURNACE WELLER l/Vitnesses: v

BENJAMIN ARTHUR MCFARLAND, ASA RICHARD CONNOR.

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